On February 5, 1869, in the small Victorian settlement of Moliagul, two itinerant miners made a discovery so improbable that it bordered on myth. Digging just below the surface of the red Australian soil, John Deason and Richard Oates unearthed the largest alluvial gold…
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In 1933, during the throes of the Great Depression, the United States found itself grappling with severe economic turmoil. In an unprecedented move to stabilize the economy and bolster confidence in the financial system, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 6102 on April…
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